Total births
80
Girls' name · since 2014
Rilah
80 babies named Rilah in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7914
- among girls today
- 80
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Rilah is the #7914 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 80 recorded since 2014.
Social Security Administration records show Rilah recorded 80 times among girls since 2014, holding rank #7914 nationally today, ahead of 55% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #7914 among girls today
- 80 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
- 55% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Rilah is currently the #7914 girls' name in America, more common than 55% of girls - 80 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7914
- among girls today
- 80
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- more common than other girls
Rilah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7914
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 55% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
86% of everyone ever named Rilah was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
20 babies were named Rilah in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Rilah compares
80 21th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rilah's all-time total is 79% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rilah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 80 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 48 | 19,840 |
Rilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rilah splits its recorded history at 2022: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rilah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#7,914
Active since
2014
Rilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Rilah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Rilah's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Rilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 69 births (86% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rilah? ▼
Since 2014, Social Security records show 80 babies named Rilah. Today it holds rank #7914 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 20 births.
When was Rilah most popular? ▼
Rilah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Rilah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rilah since 2014 -- 12 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Rilah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Riley, Rileigh, Rilynn, Rilee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Rilah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rilah
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Rilynn Girl
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Rilee Girl
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Rilla Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rilah: #7914 Girls' Name - 80 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rilah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rilah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.